May 16, 2008 by Catholic San Francisco

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Parish secretaries: ‘No such thing as a typical day’ “Secretary” doesn’t even begin to describe the function the women (and a few men) carry out for our parishes. Some have formal titles: office administrator, manager, pastoral associate. More informally, they are the gatekeepers — the people who often keep the parish running smoothly. These are the people who answer the phone, are the first to hear that a beloved parishioner has passed on, the first to give comfort; the first to hear that a young woman is to be married and will set the appointment for the couple’s first visit with the priest; the first to hear the joy in a new parents’ voice as they arrange for their baby’s baptism. They make appointments for parishioners who ask the priest to make a sick call, and in the process often hear the sadness or panic in the parishioner’s voice. They are often the friendly and compassionate stranger on the phone welcoming a newcomer to the parish. They are the persons who must immediately decide what priority to give a call and must arrange the daily crises into the calendar of events. The parish secretary is also the “house mother”— the one who answers the door when a child runs over from the school to deliver a message or papers from the school. (When I was a kid, it was our beloved, red-haired Dorothy Player at St. Emydius.) They often become the watchful “niece,” looking out for the retired priest who resides in the rectory, and for whom the secretary will run to the pharmacy to pick up prescriptions on her lunch break, and make sure he has some hot soup for lunch on a cold day. The functions of the this job can be long — bookkeeping, filing, typing, producing the parish bulletin, PARISH SECRETARIES, page 19

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By Mary Schembri

St. Paul Parish, San Francisco, invited parish secretaries and other parish administrative staff from San Francisco’s Deanery Five to lunch April 22. In a prayer before the meal, St. Paul pastor Father Mario Farana called the workers “the first line of defense and offense” at the parish and often a major element of its “backbone.” The event commemorated Administrative Professionals Week. Joining Father Farana on steps of St. Paul rectory clockwise from left: Ruth Tortorelli, St. Paul; Elsie Foley, St. Anthony; Elizabeth Dekle, St. Philip; Judy De Latorre, St. John the Evangelist; Katy O’Shea and Winifred Anderson, St. Paul; Jeannette Saccheri, St. Peter; Marie Annuzzi, St. Kevin; Alba Canelo, St. Anthony; Denise Kahn, Mission Dolores. Saccheri has served at St. Peter for 43 years. Annuzzi, a lifelong member of St. Kevin, said with a laugh, “I’m as old as the parish church. We were both born in 1925.” She has served full-time as parish secretary for 41 years. Unable to attend were Irma Bonilla, St. Paul; Marcia Ruiz, St. Charles; Pat Mann, St. James.

Bay Area Burmese react to cyclone tragedy

Ordination candidates Rev. Mr. Ghislain Bazikila, left, and Rev. Mr. Juan Lopez pose outside St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park. Lopez will be ordained for the Archdiocese of San Francisco at St. Mary’s Cathedral on June 7. The Mass begins at 10 a.m. Bazikila obtained special permission from Archbishop George Niederauer to be ordained in his native Republic of Congo June 21 because his father is too ill to travel.

By Michael Vick Relief efforts to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar have not been able to keep up with the humanitarian crisis on the ground, report two Bay Area persons well informed on the crisis. “Everything is in chaos,” Felix Chin, president of the Daly City-based Myanmar Community USA, Inc., told Catholic San Francisco. His aunts still live in the former capital city, Yangon. “All the trees have fallen down, the streets are flooded and people have nowhere to go,” Chin said. Outlying suburbs and rural areas took the brunt of Cyclone Nargis, which made landfall on May 2. Burma, called Myanmar by the country’s ruling military government, already faced serious infrastructure problems, now exacerbated by the storm. “The people living in those villages do not have houses like we have in the United States,” said Chin, who was born in Burma in 1943 and emigrated to the United States in 1978. “They are living in huts. They can’t withstand 120-mile-an-hour winds. They’re blown away.” At least 63,000 people have perished since the cyclone CYCLONE NARGIS, page 8

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Ordinations planned for June

Family members sit in their home destroyed by Cyclone Nargis in Bogalay, southwest of Yangon, Myanmar, May 8.

INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION Bishops’ June agenda . . . . . . 5 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Scripture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Datebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Ministry Summit: leadership studied ~ Page 6 ~ May 16, 2008

Area church groups face disaster prep ~ Page 9 ~

Passing on the faith: St. Pius X Awards ~ Page 16 ~

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May 16, 2008

On The

Archbishop George Niederauer , Angela Alioto and Franciscan Friar Gianpolo Masottti of Assisi, Italy at San Francisco’s De Young Museum admiring Francesco’s Rock that will soon be part of the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi in San Francisco’s North Beach.

Where You Live Much deserved and put right to good use is the $2,000 presented by the Sausalito Arts Festival to the St. Vincent de Paul Society conference of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Sausalito. The St. Vincent de Paul Society’s work among and for the poor of Marin City and other locations speaks the Gospel many times every day. “We make emergency cash grants for critical and essential needs and also take food, clothes and connection to other resources,” said Vincentian Lloyd Dulbecco. “Our people help others through crises.” The Sausalito Arts Festival takes place each Labor Day Weekend drawing more than 35,000 people. It is the largest outdoor art festival in the country and generously shares its resources with Sausalito-based non-profit and religious groups…. Almost 300 alumni, supporters, clergy and area educators attended Junipero Serra High School’s Fund A Dream Luncheon at Peninsula Golf and Country Club April 23. Guest speaker was Serra 1970 alumnus and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Lynn Swann. Founded in 2005 to help fund scholarships, the event has raised almost $200,000 and helped more than 50 young men attend the San Mateo school. Last year’s luncheon raised more than $100,000 and similar or greater totals were expected this year, according to Michael Peterson, former Serra principal now serving the school in major capital campaigns. Of the $2 million in tuition assistance sought by students last year, the school was able to grant $950,000. Tuition for the 2008-09 school year at Serra is expected to top $14,000…. Knowing when to come up for air is Kathryn Murphy, a sophomore at Marin Catholic High School and third

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place winner in the 50-yard Sprint in this year’s National Swimming Championship Trials in Orlando in March. Kathryn is now qualified to compete in the Olympic Trials in Omaha in July. Proud folks are Lori and Patrick Murphy of St. Anthony Parish in Novato and proud grandfolks are Kay and Tom Murphy of St. Gabriel Parish in San Francisco. …San Francisco’s De Young Museum was the perfect place April 24 to showcase for more than 300 people the gift from Assisi, Italy that has the whole town abuzz. Already much-announced, it is Francesco’s Rock from the church built by St. Francis of Assisi and his followers more than 800 years ago. Among those present were San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer, Mayor Gavin Newsom, as well as representatives from almost a dozen faiths and as many countries. The relic is now under wraps until it is placed Sept. 27 in the replica of the original worship space known as the Porziuncola now under construction at the national Shrine of St. Francis of

Leonard Kaprielian of the Sausalito Arts Festival presents Elizabeth Tremmel, Susan Daniloff and Tara McCarthy of the St. Vincent de Paul Society conference of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Sausalito with $2,000 in the continuance of the group’s charitable work.

Assisi. Visit www.shrinerenewal.org. … The San Mateo Pro-Life Committee has announced Vivian Abellana, a junior at Burlingame High School, as winner of its annual Pro-Life Speech Contest. Vivian received a $100 award. Her proud dad is Jun Abellana…. Congrats to winners in this year’s Science Fair at St. Philip Elementary School. A Bunsen-Burner salute to Josephine Whitehead, Santana Batres, Ashley Hong, Chris Danison, Marc Heidohrn, Maria Platzer, Ayla O’Brien. Science teacher is Jonathon Anderson….This is an empty space without ya’! The email address for Street is burket@sfarchdiocese.org. Mailed items should be sent to “Street,” One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. Pix should be hard copy or electronic jpeg at 300 dpi. Don’t forget to include a follow-up phone number. Call me at (415) 614-5634 and I’ll walk you through it.

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May 16, 2008

To Our Venerable Brother, William Joseph Cardinal Levada, Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (Following is the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s greeting to Cardinal William Levada on his 25th jubilee of ordination as a bishop.) Our Venerable Brother, since we have a longstanding acquaintance and singular closeness with you, it is appropriate that we communicate to you personally our sentiments of congratulation on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of your ordination as bishop. Even beyond what is for us a pleasant duty, we also wish to express this in writing, so that our sentiments for you will be more evidently apparent. Having been thoroughly educated in the Sacred Disciplines, and filled with good resolutions, you began the exercise of the pastoral office. The evidence of your apostolic ministry is found in many places, both in the Church of the country of your birth, which you sought to enrich with your theological knowledge, and in your work with the Roman dicasteries, where you excelled in preserving Catholic doctrine firm and entire by your readiness and expertise. This indeed was also the case in the preparation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Our Venerable Predecessor himself found in you a faithful servant and diligent guardian of the Lord’s flock, and therefore he named you auxiliary bishop in the renowned and large See of Los Angeles. Nor is it possible for Us to overlook your work in the Churches of Portland [in Oregon] and then of San Francisco in California, where you increasingly demonstrated and put into practice the gifts of your solicitude and teaching. You also used the gifts of your apostolic soul for the benefit of the whole nation through various tasks. Not without reason therefore did we call you to our own former office of Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and of the International Theological Commission, being convinced also that once elected into the College of Cardinals, you would strive to apply the same fitting dispositions of mind to your future work. We think that there is no need for more words to indicate to you our approval and gratitude, which we desire to confirm on this commemoration of your Episcopal ordination, the 12th day of the month of May. To you therefore personally, Venerable Brother, we confer our Apostolic Blessing with great affection, and we extend it fully to all those who are joined to you by bonds of family, friendship and work. From the Vatican Palace, on the 22nd of the month of April, in the year 2008, the 4th of our Pontificate, Benedict XVI., pp

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Cardinal Levada marks silver jubilee as bishop Cardinal William Levada, archbishop emeritus of San Francisco and prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, celebrated the 25th anniversary of his episcopal ordination this month in Rome. The Cardinal celebrated his silver jubilee as a bishop with a Mass and reception at the Pontifical North American College in Rome in the chapel where he spent his years of preparation for the priesthood as a seminarian. He was joined at an evening Mass on May 7 by about a dozen concelebrating cardinals including Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals. At the Mass, Dominican Father J. Augustine DiNoia, undersecretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, read a letter from Pope Benedict XVI addressed to Cardinal Levada on the occasion of his anniversary. On May 12, 1983, he was ordained titular bishop of Capri and auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles by Cardinal Timothy Manning in the cathedral of St. Vibianna in Los Angeles. Cardinal Levada was joined in these celebrations by members of his family from the United States, as well as by some friends and seminary classmates. Among family members who made the trip were his brotherin-law Jim Sartain and the Cardinal’s nieces, Julianne Bancroft and Stephanie Herrera. “I’m sure I speak for the Catholics of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in expressing our pride in Cardinal Levada’s service to the

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Church as bishop, archbishop, and now as Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,” Archbishop Niederauer told Catholic San Francisco. “It was my privilege two weeks ago to concelebrate with him his Mass of Thanksgiving in the Chapel of the North American College, where he worshipped 50 years ago as a young seminarian. We congratulate Cardinal Levada and we promise him our prayers for his continued well-being and service to the Church.” Archbishop John Vlazny, who succeeded Cardinal Levada in the Archdiocese of Portland, was also a concelebrant.

Three Memorial Day Masses noted Three Memorial Day Masses will be celebrated on Monday, May 26, at three Catholic cemeteries in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer will preside at an 11 a.m. Memorial Day Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery’s Cross Mausoleum in Colma. A shuttle will be available at the cemetery’s front gate from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Father William Myers will be celebrant of an outdoor 11 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Menlo Park. Father Louis Robello will be celebrant of an outdoor 11 a.m. Mass at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery in San Rafael. The liturgy will be followed by the dedication of new Chapel Garden niches. For more information, call (650) 756-2060.

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May 16, 2008

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Retired Stockton bishop dies STOCKTON, Calif. (CNS) -- Retired Bishop Donald W. Montrose of Stockton, Calif., died May 7, the 59th anniversary of his priestly ordination and just six days shy of his 85th birthday. His funeral was May 12 at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton, followed by burial at San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery. Bishop Montrose had been retired since 1999, after serving as head of the Bishop Donald Montrose Stockton Diocese since 1986. Prior to that he spent three years as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and two years as rector-president of St. John’s Seminary College in Camarillo, Calif.

Rancher acquitted in slaying SAO PAULO, Brazil (CNS) -- A Brazilian jury acquitted one of the ranchers accused of ordering the assassination of U.S. Sister Dorothy Stang in 2005. Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura, known as Bida, was acquitted May 6 of ordering the killing of the nun, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Last year de Moura was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the crime, but according to Brazilian law every defendant sentenced to serve more than 20 years has the right to appeal the decision and demand a new trial. Part of the reason for the acquittal was that Rayfran das Neves Sales, Sister Dorothy’s confessed killer, said during his retrial that he alone was responsible for the killing. Sales said he felt threatened by the missionary and mistook her Bible for a gun.

Help Christians, pope asks Israel VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Welcoming Israel’s new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI urged Israel to help its Christian citizens remain in the country where they could be a force for peace and understanding. “Christians are not alone in suffering the effects of insecurity and violence as a result of the various conflicts in the region, but in many respects they are particularly vulnerable at the present time,” the pope told Mordechay Lewy, the new ambassador. Presenting his letters of credential to the pope May 12, Lewy

Pilgrims crowd around a statue of the Virgin of El Rocio during a procession around the shrine of El Rocio in Almonte, Spain, May 12. Each spring hundreds of thousands of people take part in the pilgrimages that combine religious devotion and a festive spirit.

said, “We shall do our utmost to help strengthen the Christian communities in Israel as their essential presence in the Holy Land is deeply rooted and historically self-understood.” The ambassador also asked the Catholic Church to continue working with Israel and Jewish groups in combating anti-Semitism.

Communion outside Mass ended WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., has ordered an end to weekday Communion services outside the context of Mass by July 1. Citing guidelines for the distribution of Communion in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, Bishop Murphy said in a May 9 pastoral letter his decision would bring the diocese “into conformity with the liturgical norms of the Church.” The order applies to parishes, schools and social and charitable organizations which had adopted the practice of offering “celebrations of the word” with the distribution of Communion when no daily Mass was scheduled. Such usually brief services often were led by laypeople, nuns or brothers.

Documents in Latin online VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Latin is online at the Vatican. Without fanfare, the Vatican’s www.vatican.va site has made hundreds of papal and other documents available in a new Latin-language section. The Latin area went live May 9. Visitors clicking on Sancta Sedes (Latin for “Holy See”) are taken to a menu of documents arranged by pontificate or Roman Curia office. Also posted is the complete neoVulgate Latin version of the Bible and Latin editions of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Code of Canon Law and the documents of the Second Vatican Council.

Vatican backs ozone concord UNITED NATIONS (CNS) -- By acceding to U.N. conventions on the protection of the ozone layer, the Vatican

said it hopes to encourage the world community to support and implement existing treaties. “The Holy See desires to encourage the entire international community to be resolute in promoting authentic cooperation between politics, science and economics,” said a Vatican declaration. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations, released the declaration May 5 at the U.N. headquarters in New York of the Vatican’s accession to the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

‘Nurture dialogue with atheists’ LONDON (CNS) -- Catholics must seek to nurture understanding and dialogue between Christians and atheists, a British cardinal said. Addressing the rise of aggressive secularism in Britain, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor of Westminster, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, argued that God was often misrepresented by prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins, author of the 2006 best-seller “The God Delusion.” In reality, the cardinal said, there was a persistent element of doubt in the convictions of both Christians and atheists that DONATE YOUR VEHICLE “could become the basis for an open dialogue. The line TAX DEDUCTION FOR YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV dividing faith from unbelief passes through the heart of GOODWILL each of us…. I would want INDUSTRIES to encourage people of faith of San Mateo, to regard those without faith San Francisco with deep esteem because &Marin Counties the hidden God is active in D O N AT E O N L I N E their lives as well as in the vehiclesforcharity.com lives of those who believe.” 1.800.574.0888 BRIEFS, page 5

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Liturgy, stem cells, clergy sex abuse on bishops’ June agenda We must pursue progress in ethically responsible ways that respect the digWASHINGTON (CNS) -nity of each human being. Only this Matters of liturgy and language will will produce cures and treatments that dominate the agenda of the U.S. everyone can live with.” bishops’ spring meeting June 12-14 The document on reproductive at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress technologies is to come before the in Orlando, Fla. But hot-button bishops at a later meeting. The issues such as embryonic stem-cell policy statement must be approved research, medically assisted nutrition by a majority of the bishops present and hydration, and clergy sex abuse at the Orlando meeting. also will come before the bishops. The same group will be asked to Much of the three-day meeting accept a request from the Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic on Doctrine to begin revising pasBishops will be closed to the media, sages in the “Ethical and Religious with the schedule calling for execuDirectives for Catholic Health Care tive session, regional meetings and an Services” that relate to medically afternoon of prayer and reflection. assisted nutrition and hydration. The As they begin what Bishop Arthur directives guide Catholic health care J. Serratelli of Paterson, N.J., chairfacilities in addressing a wide range man of the USCCB Committee on of questions. Divine Worship, called “the final The proposed revisions would phase of the process of translation and be drawn up in consultation with approval of the Roman Missal for use the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life in the United States,” the bishops will Activities and would go back to vote on a new translation of the proper the bishops for a vote before being prayers for each Sunday and feast day President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, finalized. left, responds to a question during a Nov. 13, 2007 press conference at the USCCB fall meeting. during the liturgical year. The Orlando meeting also will In a break from previous practice, Pictured with him are Bishop Thomas G. Wenski of Orlando, Fla., center, and Archbishop George H. include a 45-minute presentation the 700-page draft text of the readings Niederauer of San Francisco. Archbishop Niederauer chairs the USCCB Communications Committee. by researchers from the John Jay was distributed to the bishops not on College of Criminal Justice of the paper but only in electronic form, except for special requests. In 2006 the heads of 22 national liturgical commissions in City University of New York on their study of the causes and “In an effort to save on paper and to ‘go green,’ we’ve Latin America and the Caribbean asked the Vatican that the order context of clergy sex abuse in this country. The study is set for been trying to get people using the Web more” for documen- of the Mass in Spanish be published “using ‘ustedes’ in place completion in 2009. tation ahead of the bishops’ meeting, said Mercy Sister Mary of ‘vosotros’ since the majority of Catholics who speak Spanish The bishops will consider a recommended structure for Ann Walsh, USCCB director of media relations. (more than 90 percent) use ‘ustedes,’” the introduction noted. dialogue between priests and bishops about how the Church has On a Spanish-language liturgical matter, the bishops will be The change must be approved by at least two-thirds of handled sex abuse allegations against clergy and how the “Charter asked to approve a change from the formal “vosotros” to the more the Latin-rite members of the USCCB and then confirmed for the Protection of Children and Young People,” adopted by the familiar “ustedes” in Spanish-language Masses in the U.S. bishops in Dallas in June 2002, has been implemented. by the Vatican. Although both words mean the plural “you” in English, After the liturgical readings, the longest text to come before The agenda also features a presentation on the Center for “vosotros” is “no longer current speech” in most of the the bishops in June will be a seven-page policy statement from Applied Research in the Apostolate’s survey on “Sacraments Spanish-speaking world, except in Spain, Bishop Serratelli the Committee on Pro-Life Activities on embryonic stem-cell Today: Belief and Practice Among U.S. Catholics” and the said in an introductory note on the proposed change. research.The document rejects a number of arguments in Pew U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. The surveys were favor of stem-cell research involving the destruction of human released in April and February, respectively. embryos, saying that “once we cross the fundamental moral Other items to come before the bishops for a vote include line that prevents us from treating any fellow human being as a recommendation by the Committee on Budget and Finance a mere object of research, there is no stopping point.” that the 2009 assessment on dioceses remain at the same ■ Continued from page 4 “The issue of stem-cell research does not force us to choose level as 2008, resulting in a total assessment of just over $10 between science and ethics, much less between science and million to fund the USCCB; and a proposal to declare Sept. religion,” the draft text says. “It presents a choice as to how 26, 2010, as National Catholic Charities Sunday to mark the WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The challenges and abuses faced our society will pursue scientific and medical progress. ... 100th anniversary of the Catholic Charities network. by refugees, migrants, trafficking victims and other people on the move will be discussed during the National Migration Conference set for July 28-31 in Washington. The conference is designed to increase public awareness on migration questions as well as to educate policymakers about the needs of people who do not have permanent homes. Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles will be among the speakers.. The conference is sponsored by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network and the U.S. bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services. More information can be found online at: www.nationalmigrationconference.org. (CNS PHOTO/NANCY WIECHEC)

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National Ministry Summit New Church leadership models emerging in U.S. Anyone who has been active in the Catholic Church in recent years and anyone who has been exposed to any of the research on U.S. Catholics knows that things are different than they used to be â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in many ways. One of the more significant sets of research studies has focused on ministry, the way in which pastoral care and pastoral leadership is developing in the U.S. Some five years ago, through a significant grant from the Lilly Foundation, some of the main groupings of ministers (National Association of Lay Ministry, the Conference for Pastoral Planning and Council Development, the National Association of Church Personnel Administrators, the National Association of Diaconate Directors, the National Council Young Adult Ministry Association, and the National Federation of Priestsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Councils) began doing research. They titled their work â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership.â&#x20AC;?

Backgrounder During the week of April 20, members of these groups, some 1200 strong, gathered in Orlando, Fla., to listen to the results of the research and to wrestle with what it all means and where we go from here. The results were, for the most part, hopeful and exciting, looking very much toward the future that the Spirit is leading us There were some statistics new to me that made the questions dealt with all the more urgent. For example, in the U.S. presently we have more than 31,000 lay ecclesial ministers who are employed at least 20 hours a week, 60 percent of them women. We have 16,000 permanent deacons. There are only 21,000 diocesan priests, 70 percent of whom are over 55. We have about 18,000 parishes, a number that is growing in the west and south. Thirtyfive to 40 percent of these parishes share their pastor with at least one other parish or mission. Two-thirds of U.S. dioceses have more parishes than priests available to staff them. Catholics other than priests lead 616 parishes in 110 dioceses. Some of the major issues that emerged center around collaboration and communication among all these various ministries in the Church. The Church in the U.S. has a lot of people involved in ministry. They have commitment, energy and creativity. But unless their working together can be sustained, this wonderful blossoming of the power of the Spirit could wane. We need to work at creating an institution of collaboration, one that involves honesty and a willingness to face hard questions together out of love for the Church. The main six issues addressed in subgroups were: pastoring multiple parishes; parish life coordinators and sacramental ministers (Canon 517.2; young adults: the next generation of pastoral leaders; implications of the Emerging Models studies for human resources; impact of multicultural

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Bishop Thomas Wenski of the Orlando Diocese presided at the opening Mass of the April 20-23 National Ministry Summit in Orlando, Fla.

diversity; and best practices of parish leadership. Each grouping developed the issues as they saw them, with suggestions for development and change. All this information is being processed and will be forwarded to the six national groups for follow-up and development.

who orders and calls forth the gifts of others, serving as a change agent for new roles and structures; in other words, a shepherd. â&#x20AC;˘ Extended role of parish staff to much of the day-to-day pastoral care and programming in the parish as well as calling forth the gifts of other parishioners.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Above all, the parish has to become an evermore welcoming eucharistic communityâ&#x20AC;Ś.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I went to the sub-group on best practices. What is needed in the leadership of the Catholic parish today (perhaps this has always been true) is that the pastor leader possess the ability to develop human relationships in the parish, has some developed leadership skills, is able and willing to collaborate with others, and has sufficient theological formation. There must be an intentional formation of lay leaders, and everything must be done with a view to empowering parishioners. Above all, the parish has to become an evermore welcoming eucharistic community, facing outward in service to all and not inward in service only to active members. More specifically, there are 13 practices that the research consistently pointed out key to the vibrancy of a Catholic parish. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to list them here, without commentary, though it is very tempting to address each: â&#x20AC;˘ The vision of a total parish as a ministering community in service to the world. â&#x20AC;˘ A high level of engagement of parishioners in ministry formation with solid intellectual content. â&#x20AC;˘ Redefinition of the role of pastor as a dynamic facilitator

â&#x20AC;˘ Collaborative pastoral team moving beyond â&#x20AC;&#x153;myâ&#x20AC;? program area to facilitating the lay ministry of others rather than only administering oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own projects and priorities. â&#x20AC;˘ An intense connection with the Eucharist as the center of parish life as well as participation in the other sacraments â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the fundamental defining characteristic of the Catholicity of a parish. â&#x20AC;˘ Intense efforts to embrace multi-culturalism even before parishes themselves have become multi-cultural in their membership, especially in worship. â&#x20AC;˘ Intergenerational faith formation through evangelization and catechetical programs based on the RCIA model, creating formational communities. â&#x20AC;˘ Proactive personal outreach to individuals and households despite the size and complexity of the parish structure. â&#x20AC;˘ Intentional collaboration to share resources whenever

possible, transcending parish boundaries as each parish cannot continue as a stand-alone enclave. â&#x20AC;˘ A commitment to justice evidenced at a high level in parish organizations. â&#x20AC;˘ Greater accountability and transparency of personnel management, finances, etc. I came away from this meeting filled with hope. There is such enthusiasm for continuing the ministry of Jesus in our world. There are certainly some problems that were not addressed by this conference. I am concerned that other groups get involved in this discussion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those in consecrated life, the catechetical national groups, the national association of Catholic schools, etc. And one has to admit, as at most Church gatherings when Church leadership is gathered together, it was not representative of our cultural and ethnic diversity. Only 10 percent were people of color. It is not certain how the results of this research will be moved forward. The studies will be published by Loyola Press in a series of books, the first of which, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shaping Catholic Parishes,â&#x20AC;? is already available. Over the next few weeks you can find more information on the website: emergingmodels.org. Key words I came away struggling with and excited about were: collaboration, multicultural, welcoming, eucharistic, diverse (beyond language and culture), prophetic, communion, pastoral, creative and adoptive. I am sorry I am not younger and able to really get my teeth into all these things for the next 25 years, but I presumably have some years left to be involved in this exciting, hopeful work of the Spirit. It is wonderful to behold. Father Dan Danielson is the retired pastor of the Catholic Community of Pleasanton. He currently lives at Corpus Christi Parish in Piedmont. This article is reprinted from The Catholic Voice, newspaper of the Oakland Diocese.

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Megan Furth Academy rises from ashes of ‘lost cause’ By Christine Unruh There were many who thought it was a lost cause. Sacred Heart Elementary School was slated to close after being a neighborhood fixture for nearly 100 years. St. Dominic’s, another school in the Western Addition, also was in danger of closure. But the right combination of faith, hope and charity saved the two inner-city schools. Today they are a single institution – Megan Furth Academy, a private Catholic school that offers a rigorous academic program to mostly low-income and minority students.

The faith and hope have come from a group of educators, clergy, parents, alumni, community leaders and neighbors who understood that a good education can make a huge difference in the lives of the habitually underserved, inner-city population. Together they worked to create a model of academic excellence. Then they set out to gather funding. The charity has come from a number of private benefactors and from the Furth Foundation, which is underwriting the building of a state-of-the-art campus on the former site of Sacred Heart School at Fell and Fillmore streets. Megan Furth Academy currently operates at the former site of the St. Dominic School. More than three fourths of its 114 students come from low-income families, and more than one-third live in the Western Addition and Fillmore areas. Tuition is $3,000 per year. Although each family is expected to pay a portion, financial aid is available to those who need it. A number of changes and improvements have come with merger of the two schools: • A child-care program supports its working families. Early-morning and after-school care is available. • A nutritious breakfast and lunch is provided to all students. • Tutoring programs with St. Ignatius

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College Preparatory and with University High School have been established. • A counselor guides eighth-graders and their parents through the high school admissions process. Many Megan Furth graduates now attend the top Catholic high schools in San Francisco. Almost half of the students at Megan Furth Academy are Catholic. “Families look to Megan Furth Academy to continue what they have long treasured in the contribution that Sacred Heart and St. Dominic made to the community,” said Dominican Sister Ann Providence, director of religious education at the school. “They are seeking academic excellence and spiritual formation in the Catholic Christian tradition,” she said. A commitment to academic excellence is a core value of Megan Furth Academy. Classes are kept small to accommodate and nurture each student’s individual needs. The academic standards are challenging. Students in kindergarten through fourth grades are assessed every six weeks in language arts and math using an independent benchmark testing system. Students in grades five through eight are assessed regularly in language arts, math, science and social studies. Data from these tests and other standardized evaluations determine which students need additional support from a learning specialist. “In this Western Addition community, commonly plagued with violence and poverty, the Megan Furth Academy is a safe haven for the students and their families,” said Nicole McAuliffe, the school’s principal. Christine Unruh is a teacher and counselor at Megan Furth Academy.

Catholic San Francisco

May 16, 2008

Cyclone Nargis. . .

St. Paul year events announced

■ Continued from cover touched down in the Southeast Asian country, with 37,000 missing. The death toll is climbing and officials fear it could exceed 100,000. Those who have survived face daunting odds, especially in the countryside. Rural villagers rely entirely on man-made wells that have been destroyed by the cyclone. Villagers are now securing drinking water from contaminated rivers and streams choked with corpses. The poor face hunger in the wake of food price increases that had already been hitting the nation. Chin said many cannot afford food now that prices have shot up by as much as 100 percent. Chin’s group, which regularly meets on Sunday at his parish, St. Thomas More in San Francisco, will hold a fundraiser for the Burmese survivors May 17 at 3 p.m. at Little Theatre, Serramonte Del Ray in Daly City. Chin said the local relief work is in the planning and fundraising stage because of the difficulty getting aid to the country. Burma’s military government initially refused foreign aid in the cyclone’s aftermath. The latest roadblock has been the junta’s refusal to issue visas to aid workers, thus stranding them and supplies in customs at Yangon airport and in airports in neighboring Thailand.

The universal Church’s jubilee year dedicated to St. Paul begins June 28. A story on what the year brings and perspectives on what it represents will appear in Catholic San Francisco May 23. Some celebrations are scheduled in advance of the June date. The Paulist Fathers commemorate their 150th anniversary May 18 with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 11 a.m. at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish, Grant and California in San Francisco. “We are most glad to have Bishop Ignatius Wang coming to preside,” said Paulist Father Charles Kullmann, pastor of Old St. Mary’s and homilist for the Mass. “It’s a birthday party for the Paulist Fathers and all who know us and Old St. Mary’s and the Holy Family Mission.” In addition to Paulist Father Daniel McCotter, pastor of San Francisco’s Holy Family Mission, the Paulists’ concelebrants May 18 will include Paulist Father James Moran, congregation vice president, and former pastors, Paulist Fathers John Hurley and George Fitzgerald. The Daughters of St. Paul inaugurate the Pauline Year May 22 with the first of two talks about the beloved saint by Father David Pettingill at Pauline Books and Media, 2640 Broadway in Redwood City. The second talk is June 22 at the same time.Call (650) 369-4230 or visit paulineredwood.blogspot.com.

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Paulist Father Charles Kullmann, left, pastor of San Francisco’s Old St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish, was among speakers to address the May 9 seminar, “Creating a Culture of Preparedness” held at St. Mary’s Cathedral and attended by 170 persons. At right, a KTVU Channel 2 reporter interviews Father John Talesfore, Cathedral rector.

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‘Leaving’ as both loss and gain There are different ways to be present or absent to way.” Parents say the same thing to their children when each other. they are dying. For example, when Jesus is saying farewell to his disWe only really grasp the essence of another after he ciples he tries to explain to them some of the deep paradoxes or she has gone away. When someone leaves us physically, inside the mystery of presence and absence. we are given the chance to receive his or her presence in a He tells them it is better for them that he goes away deeper way. because, unless he does, he will be unable to send them his And the pain and heartache we feel in the farewell are spirit. He assures them, too, that the heaviness and grief they birth-pangs, the stretching that comes with giving new birth. will feel at his leaving is really the pain of giving birth and When someone we love has to leave us (to go on a trip, to that this heartache will eventually turn warm and nurturing begin a new life, or to depart from us through death) iniand bring them a joy that no tially that will feel painful, one can take from them. sometimes excruciatingly That is the language of We really only grasp the essence so. But when that leaving Ascension and Pentecost, is necessitated by duty or not just as it pertains to Jesus of another after he or she has by life itself then, no matter leaving this earth and sendhow hard it is, even if it is ing his spirit, but it is also as gone away. death itself that takes away it pertains to the mystery of our loved one, eventually he giving and receiving spirit or she will come back to us in all our goodbyes. in a deeper way, in a presence that is warm, nurturing, and It points to that perplexing experience we have where immune to the fragility of normal relationships. we can only fully understand and appreciate others after they Many of us, I suspect, have experienced this in the go away, just as others can only fully understand us and let death of someone we love deeply. For me, this happened at themselves be fully blessed by us after we go away. Like the death of my parents. My mother and father died three Jesus, we can only really send our spirits after we go away. months apart. I was 23. They were young, too young to die We experience this everywhere in life. A grown child in my view, but death took them anyway, against my will has to leave home before her parents can fully understand and against theirs. Initially, their deaths were experienced as and appreciate her for who she really is. There comes a day very painful, bitter. My siblings and I wanted their presence in a young person’s life when she stands before her parents in the same way we had always had it -- physical, tangible, and, in whatever way, says: “It is better for you that I go bodily, real. away! Unless I go you will never really know who I am. You Eventually the pain of their leaving left us and we sensed will have some heartache now, but that pain will eventually our parents were still with us, with all that was best in them, become warm because I will come back to you in a deeper our mum and dad still, except now their presence was deeper

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Superintendent of schools impressed by papal address Maureen Huntington, superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, was among Catholic educators invited to hear Pope Benedict XVI’s address on Catholic education at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C in April. “The event was amazing,” Huntington told Catholic San Francisco. “The pope radiates holiness and joy. His presence is very palatable even in a large crowd. He appears to very connected to people - not just a figurehead but a person who understands the challenges of daily living. He spoke very positively about Catholic schools and how special they are to the Church. He sees the uniqueness of Catholic education in the United States - a gift to the Church and our country.” “I was very affirmed by the pope’s encouragement for maintaining our innercity schools,” she emphasized. “I find it difficult on many days to maintain an optimistic approach about the viability of our own inner-city schools considering the challenges they face. I heard from the pope the need to continue the good fight and not give in too quickly.” “I did not get to meet him personally. I was one of 500 people in the auditorium. However, I was in the second row. It was thrilling,” she said. “The pope spoke to us for about 35 minutes. I found his message inspiring.” Noting that she was “seated between two Catholic college presidents from small schools,” she said, “They were very impressed by the pope’s message and grateful for his words support and

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affirmation for the work of higher education. I can’t speak for everyone, but others I spoke with were also very pleased by the message.” “It was a great experience and one for which I am most grateful to Archbishop George Niederauer for making possible. It will remain a highlight of my working career. It was really a blessing,” she said.

The planning committee for the May 28 ordination Mass of San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop-elect William Justice at St. Mary’s Cathedral includes, seated from left: Annabelle Groh, manager of Clergy Personnel Services and manager of the Office of the Auxiliary Bishop-elect; Bishop-elect Justice; Laurel Miller, executive assistant to Archbishop George Niederauer; standing: Patrick Vallez-Kelly (left), director of the archdiocesan Office of Worship, and Father John Talesfore, Cathedral rector and chair of the archdiocesan Liturgical Commission. Others involved in the liturgy planning are Katya Alcaraz and Geraldine Burbank, administrative assistants, Office of the Vicar for Clergy; and Barbara Nelson, administrative assistant, Office of the Archbishop. Archbishop Niederauer will be primary consecrator at the 2 p.m. ordination Mass. Cathedral doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Parking is limited.

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Jornaleros of North Fair Oaks – part of community fiber Photos and story by Rick DelVecchio

Monday, April 28, 8:15 a.m., St. Anthony Church. A silent prayer (left) begins Cesar Meza-Esveile’s work day. Reaching out to Mexican and Central American day laborers in the neighborhood, Meza-Esveile leads an effort that since 2006 has helped turn around the lives of the day workers and their relationship to the community. See story below.

Emnir, a handyman, has eight children in Guatemala. He listed the reasons that home is not a good place for him to be: not enough work, severe social problems, and crime. Guatemala is not safe; the police are uneducated and it is sometimes hard to tell them apart from gang members, he said.

“When you leave your house (in Guatemala), you don’t know if you’ll come back later,” Emnir said. He feels a lot of pressure to support his family. He asks his eight children to pray for him to find work.

Cesar Meza-Esveile: “I offer my day and ask for jobs and health for the day workers and their families…”

Ernesto, a veteran day worker from Mexico City, is doing well. His $80-to-$100-a-day wages are much higher than he can earn as a janitor back home. The attraction of America is simple, the 56-year-old said: “Mas dinero.”

Young painters from the north of Guatemala wait for work. Their prospects do not look good. Usually, employers have hired by 8 a.m. One of the men said the economy is the slowest it has been in his six years of doing casual work. Employers are stretched for cash.

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As the morning wears on, men bide their time in a parking lot. “They want to have enough money,” Meza-Esveile said of the goals of most of the jornaleros he knows. “A lot of them are farmers and need money for capital and equipment. Some of them have big plans but some don’t have any specific goals. They just want a better life – not for them, for their families.”

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he day laborers of the North Fair Oaks district near Redwood City were once seen as a nuisance -- anonymous men congregating in front of stores and soliciting work in busy streets. But now, many of them are known by name, and the Mexican and Central American jornaleros have become a part of the life of the community. The difference: after years of dealing with complaints, San Mateo County supervisors decided to connect with the casual laborers instead of sending the sheriff. As a result, more than 400 workers and 120 employers have been registered. Employer-employee interactions are often handled by phone or e-mail. And the workers have friends in the community -- people who visit with them every day and help with financial, legal or health problems, or just listen to their worries or loneliness.

Wages and hours have been improved and standardized. Day laborers now feel they do not need to accept less than $10 an hour. Those with some experience can earn up to $15 an hour and work enough hours to gross $80 to $100 a day. As one worker waiting on 5th Avenue said recently, compare that to $10 for an entire day for the same work in Mexico City. The advocates who helped make this happen are outreach workers from the Multicultural Institute in Berkeley, a non-profit connected with the Franciscan Friars’ Province of Santa Barbara. Working closely with Father James Garcia, pastor of St. Anthony Parish in the neighborhood, program director Cesar Meza-Esveile and his colleague Henry Moreno are on the street from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.,

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Cristobal, a Jalisco, Mexico native who has lived in the United States for 25 years, and an unidentified associate are in a sunny mood. They have just placed two bids on flooring jobs. They are offering $3 a foot, lower than the prevailing retail rate in the area. Their confidence is not misplaced, Meza-Esveila said. “Those guys can do almost anything.”

Alvaro, 24, started out in Guatemala and crossed the border into Arizona, where he stumbled in the desert and broke his back. In pain, he made his way to North Fair Oaks where Meza-Esveile learned of his story. The outreach program arranged for surgery. Today, Alvaro wants to talk to Meza-Esveile about two bad checks. Even though the job paid only $54, the bounced checks cost Alvaro $80 in fees. “He’s a brave-heart guy, he’s a fighter,” Meza-Esveile said.

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Catholic Communication Campaign needs you In parishes of the Archdiocese of San Francisco this weekend, a special collection will be taken up for the Catholic Communication Campaign. Your financial support for the Catholic Communication Campaign – which serves the Archdiocese as well as dioceses and parishioners throughout the country – will help the Catholic Church proclaim faith-filled messages locally and nationally on radio, television, in print and on the Internet. Nearly 30 years ago, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops established the Catholic Communication Campaign to address the communications needs of the Catholic Church in the United States. Through this collection, U.S. bishops fund media programming, projects and resources that promote Gospel values and foster the pastoral teachings of the Church. One-half of the collection will be used to help support archdiocesan communication endeavors such as the newspapers Catholic San Francisco and El Heraldo Catolico, television programs such as the “Weekly TV Mass,” “For Heaven’s Sake,” and “Mosaic,” radio programs such as the planned “Archbishop’s Hour” on Catholic Radio station KSFB-AM 1260, and websites www.sfarchdiocese. org and www.catholic-sf.org. At the national level, the remaining half of the collection provides funding for television documentaries, radio programming, movie reviews, websites and other projects. For example, the documentary “Picturing Mary” (www.picturingmary.com) has aired on two-thirds of the Public Broadcasting stations in the country. Specially created websites such as www.foryourmarrriage.org also have seen great acceptance. Additional information can be found at the Catholic Communication Campaign website (www.usccb.org/ccc/). San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer, who chairs the Communication Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said recently, “The emerging and expanding new media of today are bringing about changes in communications comparable to Gutenberg in the 15th century. This time, however, the entire world is involved, not just Europe. One can only imagine how St. Paul would have used the mass media of today.” Archbishop Niederauer said the Internet bears one striking resemblance to the Catholic Church, in that it is universal, found throughout the world, and cuts across all national, linguistic and cultural boundaries, class distinctions and economic divisions. However, he said, “Catholics make up only 17 percent of the world’s population, so we are still very much yeast buried in the measure of flour. Ours is an age in which the Good News of Jesus Christ is greatly needed, but at the same time ours is an age notorious for a rejection of faith. Thus it is vitally important that the Church harness the emerging media to proclaim the Gospel and to meet the need for catechesis, apologetics, evangelization and re-evangelization.” He stressed that “We all need to understand and learn to use the new media of a new age, to employ social communications to present positively Christian beliefs, traditions, and accomplishments. However, these new media have their dark side, and some challenges are similar around the world. For instance, the dangers of pornography threaten children and adults everywhere, as do incitements to hatred and violence.” Archbishop Niederauer added, “We also realize that, in proclaiming the faith, ‘one size does not fit all:’ our audiences are segmented into the young and the old, the fervent, the alienated and the indifferent, the well-educated and the under-educated, and we need to find the means to reach each of those audiences. We know that youth and young adults make up a majority of the audience for new motion pictures. Like the Internet, the cinema can be a positive or a negative influence. Media are of the age, but the Gospel the Church proclaims is ageless. No matter how sophisticated the means of communication become, the goal is always evangelization.” Underscoring the importance of communications, Pope Benedict XVI, in his address for World Communication Day, said, “The role that the means of social communication have acquired in society must now be considered an integral part of the ‘anthropological’ question that is emerging as the key challenge of the third millennium. Just as we see happening in areas such as human life, marriage and the family, and in the great contemporary issues of peace, justice and protection of creation, so too in the sector of social communications there are essential dimensions of the human person and the truth concerning the human person coming into play. When communication loses its ethical underpinning and eludes society’s control, it ends up no longer taking into account the centrality and inviolable dignity of the human person. As a result it risks exercising a negative influence on people’s consciences and choices and definitively conditioning their freedom and their very lives. For this reason it is essential that social communications should assiduously defend the person and fully respect human dignity.” To continue the work of the Catholic Communication Campaign – presenting faith-filled stories and supporting evangelization – your help is needed. We urge Catholics to be generous in responding to the Catholic Communication Campaign collection at Mass this weekend. MEH

Political filters Joseph Baylock states (Letters, May 9) that, regarding the pre-emptive invasion of Iraq being based on lies, “every major intelligence agency around the world had the same opinion as American agencies.” He then condescends to forgive San Franciscans who might think otherwise, since they live in a place “where objective news, analysis and public discourse are rare.” Those who paid close attention to the run-up to the invasion of Iraq - no matter where they lived - know the French challenged our intelligence analysis in front of the United Nations. Fewer were aware that prior to the war, the president of France expressed the view in an interview with the news magazine Paris-Match that Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction had been disposed of in the course of inspections following the first Gulf War. These inconvenient truths often are brushed aside by attacking the messenger, France. The direct implication in Joseph Baylock’s letter is that France did not possess a “major intelligence agency.” Others have accused France of being untrustworthy. Whatever you may think of France, its leaders told the truth about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and ours didn’t. Whether or not our leaders knowingly told us an untruth is a question of intent. The answer to that question would require a knowledge of their hearts. Nevertheless, there is some evidence to suggest that if they did not know, they should have. In the absence of a “smoking gun,” whether you are inclined to believe that evidence may depend on your political leanings. James C. Ervin Corte Madera

Defend the illegal?

a place in state colleges and universities with children of illegal-aliens? Is it fair or moral that school loans (state tax money) be allotted for illegal-aliens instead of the children of U.S. citizens? Bishop-elect Justice, much like politicians currying favor, will say anything including quoting Scripture to force an agenda. I am wondering if his “injustice” recalls an earlier message from our Lord: “Thou shall not steal”? Perhaps the good bishop-elect might consider proselytizing the corrupt institutions in Mexico and Central America where the real problem resides. One last question: How many illegal aliens does it take to tip the boat and sink it? It’s not a joke or a trick question. It’s a tragedy. Sean J. Walsh Novato

Chutzpa Catholic San Francisco on May 9 reported that Speaker Nancy Pelosi exhibits the chutzpa to say that she and Pope Benedict XVI differ on the abortion issue. The question arises because of her reception of the Eucharist at the pope’s recent Mass in Washington, D. C. Most recently Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, in concert with fellow Kansan bishops, directed Governor Kathleen Sebelius to refrain from the reception of the Eucharist because of her promotion of abortion. Cardinal Egan decried the reception of the Eucharist by Rudy Guliani at a papal Mass for the same reason. Pope Benedict in June, 2004, then Cardinal Ratzinger, issued a statement of general principles regarding worthiness to receive Holy Communion. He made two fundamental points: there may be no legitimate diversity of opinion among Catholics with regard to abortion and euthanasia. He went on to write: “Regarding the grave sin of abortion or euthanasia, when a person’s formal cooperation becomes manifest (understood, in the case of a Catholic politician, as his [her] consistently campaigning and voting for permissive abortion...his [her] pastor should meet with him, instructing him about the Church’s teaching, informing him [her] that he is not to present himself for Holy Communion until he brings to an end the objective situation of sin....” Speaker Pelosi is perhaps the most vigorous proponent of abortion in the House of Representatives. Lest Catholics of the Archdiocese be scandalized, may we hope that Archbishop Niederauer and Mrs. Pelosi’s pastor have, in Christian charity, explained to her the crystal clear teaching of the Church regarding promotion of abortion and worthy reception of the Eucharist. Gordon M. Seely, Ph.D. Belmont

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It was interesting to see Bishop-elect Justice pictured on the steps of San Francisco City Hall standing up for immigrant rights. I suppose it would be more correct to say “illegal-immigrant” rights. The bishop-elect was apparently showing his solidarity with the 60 restaurant workers detained by federal officials. I sincerely doubt these illegal aliens were detained capriciously. The detainees were held as they did not enter the U.S. in the normal legal manner. I am wondering at what point the Catholic Church in San Francisco will concern itself with the rights of U.S. citizens who are parishioners. Is it fair that we subsidize low wages paid by business to illegal aliens? Is it fair or moral that our tax money pays for educational, legal and health services for illegal aliens? Will we continue to pay for the 30 percent of our state prison population that is now comprised of illegal-aliens? Is it fair that my child will now compete for

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In regard to the Catholic San Francisco guest editorial opposing capital punishment: Government should never have the right to kill. However, even opponents of capital punishment, like this writer, understand that the defense of life is a moral obligation that on occasions may require taking of life. Surely a soldier, a policeman, or a civilian with a weapon has a moral obligation to immediately execute a suicide bomber who is about to detonate a bomb in a crowded market. Consequence is always a major factor in any decision. Should the U.S. outlaw capital punishment, as did Italy and other European Union countries, that were praised by the guest editorial, what would be the consequences if Osama bin

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Clergy sex abuse and clericalism Columnist and author John Allen points out that prior to Pope Benedict XVI’s April 15-20 visit to the United States there was some concern that the American media would impose the clergy sex abuse crisis as the trip’s dominant storyline. As it turns out, those fears were misplaced. The media did not impose the crisis upon the pope. The pope himself brought the crisis to center stage. Pope Benedict made five public references to the clergy sex abuse crisis, beginning with a lengthy response on April 15 aboard the papal plane. He said, “Really it is of great suffering for the Church in the U.S. and for the Church in general and for me personally that this could happen. If I read into the histories of these victims, …it is difficult for me to understand how it is possible that priests betrayed them in this way. It is their mission to give healing, to give the love of God to these children. We are deeply ashamed and we will do all that is possible that this cannot happen in the future.” The most dramatic gesture actually came off-camera in a private meeting with five survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests. That session took place on Thursday, April 17, at the Vatican embassy (nunciature) in Washington, D.C. The pope began these meetings with the words, “I’m sorry.” In his April 19 homily at St. Patrick Cathedral in New York, Benedict referred to the “continuing challenges that this situation presents.” These carefully chosen words suggest that the healing and reconciliation to which he repeatedly referred is far from an accomplished fact. French theologian Henri DeLubac wrote that if we do not learn to love the Church in its sinfulness, we will not love the Church loved by the Lord but, rather, some figment of our romantic imagination. The clergy sex abuse crisis was an example of sinfulness in the Church. How can we continue to love the Church but rid it of sexual abuse? Many and varied commentators have blamed a “clerical

culture” for producing and maintaining an atmosphere where abusive priests were permitted to flourish. George B. Wilson, SJ, addresses this clerical culture in his challenging book “Clericalism: The Death of Priesthood” (Liturgical Press, 2008). Wilson describes the history and meaning of clericalism and how this behavior created a darkness that ushered in the sexual abuse crisis. “Clergy” is a sociological term that names the fact that society recognizes a certain segment of its members as having recognizable social features and norms that set them apart from the rest of society. Clergy refers to professional groups such as lawyers, academics, generals, physicians, nurses and, yes, priests. Clericalism begins when these collections of individuals start to seem and are related to as a class apart. They are seen to possess certain powers with a specialized body of knowledge. Society confers on them status and privilege. They become the elite and begin to act and be treated differently. The problem arises when this group, for example, priests, takes on a kind of empowerment with the attitude, “Because I belong to this group/clergy, I am automatically credible.” The difficulty is compounded when those not in this group passively accept manifestations of privilege. It is then that unreality and danger set in. When the group or persons in the group take on an air of “I’m special,” there is a great reluctance to allow or welcome self-correction. Suggestions for improvement are resisted. This general insensitivity to critique leads to an unwillingness within the group to assume responsibility for critiquing the performance of others in the same group. What becomes primary is the self-protection of the members of the group rather than the well-being of those for whom the group supposedly exists. Clericalism breeds entitlement, an attitude that fosters a sense that certain rights are owed me because I belong to this

group. A priest, for example, who has a narcissistic personality believes that he is not bound by the mores and behaviors of others. He gives himself permission to abuse, and absolution for doing so. Clericalism fosters Father Gerald an atmosphere of “we” Coleman, S.S. versus “they.” Coupled with a sense of entitlement, some in the clergy group will come to believe that they have “rights” not shared by others, even when these rights are in direct conflict with civil and moral law. Clericalism creates a climate of superiority versus inferiority. In Catholic parishes and institutions, everyone suffers when this climate exists. Authentic professionalism demands better things from all of us. Benedict’s attentiveness to the question of clergy sex abuse has been a source of hope that in the future this or similar problems will not exist. Or should they appear, they will be dealt with forthrightly and honestly. Many priests who abused children have come a long way in self-understanding and self-healing as to the pivotal role they played in abusive behavior. Renewed attention to the concern of clergy sex abuse should not rekindle hatred and animosity but rather hope and encouragement for both victims and those who abused.

had this chance to change the world of spirituality in which a redefined, reinvented Christ is not the slain Christ because, as the Course explains: “A slain Christ has no meaning.” Moreover, this peculiar Christ of the Course “has a name that is but a symbol – it is a symbol that is safely used as a replacement for the many names of all the gods to which you pray.” Okay-y-y. The Course is nothing more that what it’s always been: a heretical syllabus of New Age jargon dictated to Helen Schucman by someone, or something, other than the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. Nevertheless, to assume that all Catholics are not among the gullible lapping up the delectable menu of utopian spirituality promising peace, wisdom and new understanding of the real meaning of Scripture, would be naive. Since the apparition craze initiated by Medjugorje more than 20 years ago, belief in ersatz spirituality based on apparitions, visions and channeling has reached alarming proportions. So what better reason than to haul out and cash in on the old, hackneyed, Course in Miracles? In his book, “A Practical Guide to Reported Revelations,” Father Benedict Groeschel describes his friend, Helen Schucman, as being deeply attracted to Catholicism even though she is ethnically Jewish.

Father Groeschel wrote that after writing the Course, “Helen spent the last two years of her life in the blackest psychotic depression I have ever witnessed.” Although many believed there was a Jane Sears diabolical element operating in her writings, Father Groeschel initially felt the notion was far-fetched. He later recants, writing, “However, as I recall the terrible deterioration of Helen at the end of her life (she was frightening to be with) and her hatred for the Course and for all spiritual things, I have reason to wonder.” Sounds like we also have reasons to wonder and to thus steer clear of the cultish Course and other forms of New Age spirituality. Most especially should the aficionados of Oprah Winfrey, who tend to swallow her every utterance as gospel, be cautious of this latest nonsense.

Father Gerald Coleman is vice president for ethics for the Daughters of Charity Health System and a lecturer in moral theology at Santa Clara University.

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Miracle madness A year-long study based on the late Columbia Professor Helen Schucman’s book, “A Course in Miracles,” resurfaced early this year on Oprah Winfrey’s radio satellite program. In its daily lessons, the Course offers guidance on the intricacies of salvation, inner peace, recognizing our sameness with the universe and other spiritual goodies. But despite its seductive title and expressive writing, the most vital ingredient is missing, and that happens to be God. The real one. The “Jesus” introduced in the Course is a nice guy, albeit not altogether real and certainly not divine. In the Course Manual for Teachers, students signing on for these lessons of alleged enlightenment learn that, “The name of Jesus is the name of one who was a man but saw the face of Christ in all his brothers and remembered God. The man was an illusion, for he seemed to be a separate being, walking by himself, within a body that appeared to hold his self from Self, as illusions do.” Say again? Boasting that it is the “biggest classroom in the world” with millions upon millions of listeners worldwide, the Course sponsored by Oprah is given by New Age leader and writer Marianne Williamson. Noted for her many ontological writings, and lauded by Oprah as her best friend and spiritual mentor, Williamson gushes that without Oprah’s endorsement of her New Age writings, she would not have

Jane L. Sears is a freelance writer and member of Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame.

The Catholic Difference

Pope Benedict XVI: master teacher Amidst some splendid Catholic theater, there were a lot of ideas to chew on in Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States. The pope’s sermon in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, in which he used the stained glass, the harmony, and the countervailing tensions of the building’s stonework as metaphors for the life of the Church, was a homiletic masterpiece—and a powerful reminder to our priests that “preaching up,” not dumbing down, is the way to inspire congregations. The pope’s U.N. address, picking up themes from John Paul II’s 1995 General Assembly address, made an intriguing argument: human rights, which can be known by reason, are the moral “language” by which the world can turn dissonance into conversation. Those looking to extend their experience of Benedict XVI, master-teacher, might well buy a new book just coming out from Our Sunday Visitor Press: titled, simply, “Questions and Answers,” the book collects the public conversations the

Holy Father has had with children, young adults and priests over the past several years. It’s a format in which Benedict shines, as the following examples illustrate: “Q. In preparing for my first communion day, my catechist told me that Jesus is present in the Eucharist. But how? I can’t see him!” “A. No, we cannot see him, but there are many things that we do not see but they exist and are essential...We do not see our soul, and yet it exists and we see its effects, because we can speak, think, and make decisions. Nor do we see an electric current...yet we see that it exists; we see this microphone, that it is working, and we see lights. Therefore we do not see the very deepest things, those that really sustain life, but we can see and feel their effects...So it is with the Risen Lord: we do not see him with our eyes, but we see that wherever Jesus is, people change, they improve. A great capacity for peace, for reconciliation, is created.…We do not see the Lord himself, but we

see the effects of the Lord. So we can understand that Jesus is present.” “Q. Do I have to go to confession every time I receive Communion, even when I have committed the same sins? Because George Weigel I realize that they are always the same.” “A. ...you do not have to go to confession before you receive Communion unless you have committed such serious sins that they need to be confessed. [Still], even...if it is not necessary to go to confession before each Communion, it is very helpful to confess with a certain regularity. It is true: our sins are always

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May 16, 2008

St. Pius X Awards

(PHOTOS BY ARNE FOLKEDAL)

Catechists’ fundamental ministry praised and honored

Among catechists, religious education leaders and youth ministers presented awards by Auxiliary Bishop-elect William Justice at the Pius X Awards ceremony May 8 were, from left: Margaret Anne Kerns of Holy Angles Parish, Colma, for 45 years; Margarita Lee of Mater Dolorosa Parish, South San Francisco, 30 years; and Joan Gonda of St. Andrew Parish, Daly City, five years.

More than 1,800 years of service in teaching the Catholic faith were acknowledged during the annual St. Pius X Awards and Reception held May 8 at St. Anne of the Sunset Parish, San Francisco. Nearly 150 catechists, religious education program leaders and youth ministers were honored for milestones in their ministries. In addition, the prestigious Director’s Award was presented to four individuals – Kathy Lange of St. Gregory Parish, San Mateo; Franciscan Sister Noberta Villaseñor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Redwood City; Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Dee Myers of St. Matthias Parish, Redwood City; and Brian Cahill, Catholic Charities CYO executive director – by Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle, director of the archdiocesan Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry which sponsors the Pius X event. “Our work is about God’s work,” Sister Arbuckle told the assembly. “To welcome the people we teach, we pray hard to the Holy Spirit for inspiration in preparing our lessons well -- so we can help them to know they are loved, called and sent to be Jesus’ disciples.” “Tonight we sit in the communion of saints,” she added. “You, those we honor, are the saints of the Church called to the vocation of catechist.” “An early Church father said that ‘faith is taught.’ Indeed, you have taught children, youth and adults well. You have responded to the pleas ‘teach me what God is like,’” she said. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop-elect William Justice helped lead the ceremony, handed recipients their plaques and awards, and offered a reflection in

which he underscored the fundamental role catechists play in the Church. Catechists, youth ministers and religious education leaders who were honored during the ceremony along with their parish and years of service follow:

Sister Celeste Arbuckle, SSS

Marin County Our Lady of Loretto, Novato: Jeanne Penrose, 10; Sacred Heart, Olema: Jackie Campigli, 10; St. Anthony of Padua, Novato: Christine Wegner, Theresa Mohawk, Elizabeth Lee, 5; Art Rogers, 6; Judi Brady, 10; Thu-Ha Rae, 15; Deacon Joe Brumbaugh and Ruth Smith, 25; Judy Ross, 30; St. Hilary, Tiburon: DeeDee Kim, 5; Rhanda Dunn and Vincent Stadlin, 10; St. Isabella, San Rafael: Clarence Mamaril and Jessica Morelli, 5; Mary Dinday and Fran Johnston, 10; Sean O’Brien, Bill Secor and Karen Secor, 15; Paul DeMattei, 25; St. Sebastian, Greenbrae: Terry Haddad, 5; Dave Previtali, 15. San Francisco Church of the Epiphany: Elena Servillon, Maria Balcazar, Blanca Garcia, 5; Danny Bernal, Tony Silva, Leo

Bishop-elect William Justice blesses the various awards that were presented during the May 8 Pius X Awards ceremony held at St. Anne of the Sunset Church, San Francisco.

Martinez, Mario Chong, Joel Mansfield, Sonia Caceres, 10; Estelita Bernal, 15; Angela Mansfield, 21; Carlos Corea, 24; Demetria Cabe, 35; Church of the Visitacion: Aurora Robles-Thomas, 5; Violet Orence and Geri Martin, 20; Corpus Christi: Josefina Vidanes, Alvaro Ortega, 5; Dawning Chung, Rosita Villafranca, Siony Estipona, Marie Southerland, Yamilet Ortega, Ilonka Quevedo, Veronica Rodriguez, 10; Liza Carreon, Nilda Waide, 15; Father Timothy Nguyen, SDB, and Carmelita Reyes, 20. St. John of God: Susan Collins, 10; St. John the Evangelist: America Romero, Orlando Romero, 5; Carmen Sanchez, 20; Lety Tomas and Francesca Johnson, 25; St. Peter: Lidia Avila, Victoria Arechiga, Digna Murcia, 5; Esperanza Castaneda, Cristina Gutierrez, 10; Cristina Arenas, 11; Florencio Gonzalez, 12; Fidelina Hernandez, 13; Socorro Rodriguez, 17; St. Teresa: Mary Louise Green and Mary Katherine Law, 5; Archdiocese of San Francisco: Viona Jackson, 13; Sulema Ochoa, 10. San Mateo County Church of the Good Shepherd, Pacifica: Caroline Chou, 7; Joann Kendrick, 13; Clara Rapada, 16; Jean Hendersen, 20; Ana Bordallo and Joann Walsh, 25; Ken Schwend, 37; Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park: Matt McClintock, 5; Molly Bahr, 10; Holy Angels, Colma: Holly Bernal, 5; Barbara Delaya, W. Kathleen Lee, 10; Lawanda York, 15; Barbara Reich, 20; Judy

White, 30; Sister Esther Pagdato, OP, 35; Margaret Anne Kerns, 45. Mater Dolorosa, South San Francisco: Louella Angeles, Jo Ventura, 10; Sister M. Bernard Joseph, 20; Lillie Villaluna, 25; Margarita Lee, 30; Melly Marin, 40; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame: Laura Blue, Mary Lou Cullen, Gregory Hurley and Carol Byrne, 5; Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City: Kathy Gould, Angela Villanueva, Imelda Formosa, 5; Maripaz Serame, 7; Mary Jo Pangilinan, 11; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Daly City: Elena Peralta and Conchita Rocillo, 20; Nelly Murphy, 30; St. Andrew, Daly City: Janelle Esclamado, Jessica Esteban, Ynez Lizarraga, Joan Gonda, 5; Elaine Francisco and Ariadne del Rosario, 10; St. Augustine, South San Francisco: Anthony Cervantes, Cita Delos Angeles, Charlene Liao, Janine Pascual and Terry Santiago, 5; Roxanna Bitanga, Loida Magat, Colette Panelo, Evelyn Pimentel, Kathleen Ronquilla, 10; Joyce LegaspiValiao and Annemarie Broas Cruz, 16; Loy Banez and Myrna Herrera, 20; Judith Butler and Lari Collins, 26; St. Bartholomew, San Mateo: Louise Mark, Patricia O’Brien, Susie Simon, Linda Harris, Grace Maramba, Teresa Wen, Denise Uhl, 5; Joanne Ferretti, 10; St. Mark, Belmont: Edie Switzer, 40; St. Matthias, Redwood City: Gigi Casey, Sharon Dick, Christie Kaz and Steven McCreddin, 5; St. Peter, Pacifica: Glenda Brunato, Jane Trecroci, Josie Kremesec and Dennis Powell, 5; Lynne Petty, 15; St. Robert, San Bruno: Diana Landin, 15.

PARISH ADMINISTRATOR St. Dominic’s Church, San Francisco St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco is a 2,500strong congregation of spiritually mature and active Catholics united by a desire for spiritual enrichment, service, and prayer. Inspired by the Dominican Friars who serve as the pastoral staff, the goal of the parish community is to foster a truly welcoming church that is a center of faith, friendship and spiritual renewal embracing the larger community. St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church seeks a highly motivated, experienced executive to serve as the chief administrator for the parish reporting directly to the Pastor. The ideal candidate should be an active practicing Roman Catholic, with strong executive, organizational and leadership skills. Past experience with managing and supervising is a must. A graduate degree is desirable. The candidate should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with other director-level team members to lead a dedicated staff with a diverse range of talents, goals and perspectives in presenting a compelling vision of the parish to the San Francisco community. This is a full-time position with attractive benefits. Salary commensurate with experience.

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May 16, 2008

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

A READING FROM ST. PAUL’S SECOND LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 2 COR 13:11-13 Brothers and sisters, rejoice. Mend

FATHER BILL NICHOLAS

your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the holy ones greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

‘I am’ what ‘I am’

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RESPONSORIAL PSALM DN 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 R. Glory and praise forever! Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever; And blessed is your holy and glorious name, praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages. R. Glory and praise forever! Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory, praiseworthy and glorious above all forever. R. Glory and praise forever! Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever. R. Glory and praise forever! Blessed are you who look into the depths from your throne upon the cherubim, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever. R. Glory and praise forever!

God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are depicted in a stained glass window at the Glasgow cathedral in Scotland. Trinity Sunday, which acknowledges the threefold revelation of God as Father, Son and Spirit, is marked May 25 this year.

A READING FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN JN 3:16-18 God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

Scripture reflection

Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF EXODUS EX 34:4B-6, 8-9 Early in the morning Moses went up Mount Sinai as the Lord had commanded him, taking along the two stone tablets. Having come down in a cloud, the Lord stood with Moses there and proclaimed his name, “Lord.” Thus the Lord passed before him and cried out, “The Lord, the Lord, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.” Moses at once bowed down to the ground in worship. Then he said, “If I find favor with you, O Lord, do come along in our company. This is indeed a stiff-necked people; yet pardon our wickedness and sins, and receive us as your own.”

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In C.S. Lewis’ novel “The Horse and His Boy,” the Calmorene boy, Shasta, has an encounter with a mysterious voice (Aslan the Lion’s) on a dark, foggy night when he is alone and afraid. As Shasta tells this mysterious voice his story, and the voice relates it back to him, Shasta is quite fearful and unsure, wondering if the voice is something that could eat him. Finally Shasta asks, “Who are you?” The voice answers: “Myself!!” very deeply and low so that the earth shook; again, “Myself” loud and clear and happy; then a third time, “Myself,” whispered so softly you could hardly hear it “and yet it seemed to come from all around…as if the leaves rustled with it. Shasta was no longer afraid that the voice belonged to something that would eat him…. But a new and different sort of trembling came over him. Yet, he felt glad too.” An old proverb states, “God created man in his own image; and man, being a gentleman, returned the compliment.” This rather cynical saying is probably derived from the observation of people’s tendency to describe God subjectively: “I think God is this way.” “I think God is that way.” “I can’t believe that God would be angry at this if God were a loving God,” or “I can’t believe that God would be this type of God.” These attitudes begin with the sense of “I think” or “My image of God is,” and reflect how we often try to create God in our own image, from our own ideas, our own thoughts – creating a God that can cater to any sort of mold we try to put him in. However, what we read in the teachings of Christ, and what we hear in C.S. Lewis’ “The Horse and His Boy,” remind us not of what we would have God be, but of what God is: a Triune God revealed by Jesus and preached by Christianity. This concept of God is reflected in the three-fold “myself” of Aslan’s Voice when he answers Shasta’s question, “Who are you?” – deeply and low, shaking the earth; clear and happy; and whispered very softly. This is the only passage in Lewis’ the “Chronicles of Narnia” that makes a reference to the Holy Trinity and alludes, even if only in part, to the

three persons of the Triune God. In this voice – a deep, thundering voice; a youthful, joyful voice; and a whispering sound that seems to come from all around – we see the dynamic of the Holy Trinity. God is power and judgment, the source of Creation. God is joy, love and eternal youth – who can identify with us in all things. God is that still, small voice that whispers within; like the wind, we can’t see it, but we feel its movement. This reflects the mystery of the Godhead – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – that we celebrate on this Trinity Sunday. Our prayer – especially in liturgy – is saturated with references to the Triune God. We begin and end all prayer “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” In the Gloria we give glory to the Trinity, ending with “You alone are the Lord, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father.” In our Creed, we say: “We believe in one God, the Father the Almighty….We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ” in all his attributes… “We believe in the Holy Spirit,” and all of the Spirit’s attributes. At the doxology at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer, we see the ultimate direction of all prayer, and everything in which we live and worship as a people of faith as the priest says: “Through [the Son], with him and in him in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father, forever and ever” (there is a reason we answer with a “Great” Amen.) Finally our liturgy concludes with blessing given in the name of the Triune God. We come together every year on this Sunday after Pentecost to celebrate our faith in the Holy Trinity – revealed by Jesus, and continuing to sanctify us in and through the Holy Spirit as we share that relationship with God our heavenly Father. We come together to worship our God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Father Bill Nicholas is parochial vicar at Our Lady of Loretto, Novato, and author of “I Saw the World End: An Introduction to the Bible’s Apocalyptic Literature.”

CHENGDU, China (CNS) -- Chinese priests had to work around disrupted telephone systems and damaged roads as they tried to assess the damage from the May 12 earthquake centered under Sichuan province. Responding to appeals for aid and prayers on Catholic websites, Catholics across China have begun donating money and clothes to help survivors, the priests told the Asian church news agency UCA News. The magnitude 7.9 earthquake, which hit just after midday May 12, had its epicenter beneath Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province. Wenchuan is fewer than 60 miles northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital. Father Simon Li Zhigang, administrator of the Chengdu Diocese, told UCA News May 13 that he could not reach by phone the priests serving in Wenchuan and Beichuan. About 100 Catholics live in Wenchuan and several hundred more in Beichuan, he said. In the Nanchong Diocese, about 150 miles from the epicenter, Sister Wang Yan told UCA News the activities room of their church building shook for seven minutes. “I thought it was the end of the world,” she said. The night after the quake, dozens of laypeople stayed inside a wooden church in Nanchong because they feared sleeping in their damaged brick houses, she said. In the neighboring Chongqing Diocese, Father Xie Bangyong told UCA News fissures appeared in some old churches after the quake, but all priests and nuns in the city were safe. Chongqing priests divided into groups to see if parishioners were safe and assess damage to old churches, but it was difficult to contact Catholics in the affected areas, Father Xie added.

Auxiliary Bishop Paul He Zeqing of Wanxian told UCA News the residence for priests and another for nuns in Liangping became unsafe after the quake and was vacated. “Other churches, all newly built, are not affected,” he said. Bishop He led Catholics in praying for the quake victims during a May 13 morning Mass and urged them to donate to relief efforts. The Chongqing and Wanxian dioceses are in the Chongqing municipality, formerly part of Sichuan. Jinde Charities, in China’s Hebei province, appealed on its website for prayers and donations. As a Catholic nonprofit organization registered with China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, Jinde provided aid during last summer’s flooding in Chongqing and during snowstorms around the Chinese new year earlier this year. In eastern China, the Shanghai Diocese donated 1 million yuan (US$143,000) for earthquake relief, the diocese’s website reported. Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian of Shanghai directed all parish priests to pray for victims and survivors during special eucharistic adoration sessions May 18 and donate Mass collections that day to the relief effort. In northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, Bishop Joseph Wei Jingyi of Qiqihar circulated a prayer he wrote asking God to look after the people who were physically and spiritually wounded by the disaster. In southern China, the Zhongshan-based Tianrun Service in the Jiangmen Diocese used its Web site to urge Catholics to donate medical aid, clothes, tents and money that it would send through the government’s civil affairs department or charitable organizations. At the Vatican, Fides, the news service of the Congregation

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Chinese priests: difficult to assess quake damage

An earthquake survivor is seen amidst the rubble of a collapsed building in Beichuan County in China’s Sichuan Province May 13.

for the Evangelization of Peoples, said Catholics in the Diocese of Yi Bin, about 180 miles from Wenchuan, began organizing assistance immediately. “One of the faithful told us, ‘We are followers of Christ; we must witness to Christ in every circumstance, especially at a time like this. We are praying for the peace and safety of our brothers and sisters, for our country, for everyone,’” Fides reported.

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May 16, 2008

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a Friday. He was unexpectedly called the day before. He asked permission to go to his cell to get the supporting letters and papers he had prepared for his hearing. He was refused. The parole board was also unprepared and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have necessary papers to hear his case. He was arbitrarily denied, and three years set for his next possible hearing. His state-appointed attorney didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so much as raise an â&#x20AC;&#x153;I object.â&#x20AC;? These kinds of situations happen repeatedly. Everyone knows people can change, especially when given the means and opportunity. Many men at San Quentin have proven this in ways that would boggle the minds of those willing to step out of their comfort zones and find out. Volunteer for jail ministry. Your eyes will be forever opened and you will be blessed in ways unknown. And I guarantee you will meet Jesus and see with your own eyes the work of God. Diane Dawes San Francisco

â&#x2013; Continued from page 14 Laden is captured by the U.S. and he is not promptly executed? This admitted mass murderer would be presumed innocent, tried in a U.S court, allowed defense counsel, and if convicted he would be imprisoned. Would the opponents of capital punishment accept the moral responsibility for giving Al Queda the excuse and opportunity to commandeer a school bus and kill the children if the murderer is not released from prison? In this very probable instance, the consequence of outlawing capital punishment would be an immoral endangerment of innocent human life. Italy and EU countries are the last place on earth the U.S. (and Catholic San Francisco) should look to or praise for moral guidance on anything. Fortunately, the United States has the fairest and most caring legal system in the world. It is nearly impossible to execute a murder. Since 1976 when the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, there have been 600,000 murders; 90,000 killers have been sentenced to death; only 300 have been executed (one third of one percent). Mike DeNunzio San Francisco

Injustice behind bars I was pleased to read the May 2 guest editorial by Nancy Oliveira, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Italian Catholics changed my ideas on death penalty.â&#x20AC;? I have been a volunteer at San Quentin for about three years and have been deeply moved by Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work of grace in the men I meet there. I would like to call attention to a situation that faces the incarcerated -- an injustice perpetrated on those serving â&#x20AC;&#x153;term to lifeâ&#x20AC;? sentences who have served

Good for them, butâ&#x20AC;Ś enough time, often much more, to qualify for parole consideration. Some have marvelous records of attending self-help groups, providing service in charity to others, participating in support groups â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and most importantly, turning their lives over to God in a profound way. I have seen first hand how these men accept injustices over and over with patience. However, that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it right or mean these men should be pushed to the brink of despair by being denied parole over and over, especially after they have been judged suitable by qualified psychological and professional people. There was one incident a few months ago where a prisoner was scheduled for his parole board hearing on

friendships with Jesus: that is Benedict XVI. His answers to the basic questions of Christian faith and practice are very much worth pondering.

Weigel . . . â&#x2013; Continued from page 15 the same, but we clean our homes, our rooms, at least once a week even if the dirt is always the same...otherwise, the dirt might not be seen but it builds up. Something similar can be said about my soul...if I never go to confession, my soul is neglected and in the end, I am always pleased with myself and no longer understand that I must work hard to improve...â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Q. ...in this silence [of non-belief], where is God?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A. ...There was a very intelligent woman who was not a Christian. She began to listen to the great music of Bach, Handel and Mozart. She was fascinated and said one day, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I must find the source of this beautyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and the woman converted to Christianity, to the Catholic faith, because she had discovered that this beauty has a source, and the source is the presence of Christ in hearts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it is the revelation of Christ in this world....Christ came to create a network of communion in the world, where all together we might carry one another and thus help one another find the ways that lead to life, and to understand that the commandments of God are not limits to our freedom but the paths that guide us to the other, towards the fullness of life.â&#x20AC;? A master-teacher who seeks to bring his student to

Ms. Antoinette Bosco (May 9 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guest Commentaryâ&#x20AC;?) tells us that she, her children and her older sister oppose the death penalty, even for those who murdered their son/brother/nephew and his wife. Well, good for her and for them. Their tolerance of evil does them credit in a sick and sad sort of way. The truth is that the death penalty might or might not be a deterrent, although we do know that a killer who is executed will not kill again. What it does is satisfy the virtually universal desire for retribution among the vast majority of people in the world who are not as forbearing as Ms. Bosco. There are societies in which a killing calls forth a vengeance killing, not by the state, but by the individuals harmed, and the blood feud started by one action may go on for generations. Institutionalizing vengeance so it is exacted not by the individual but by society allows a modern civil society to exist without making us all murderers. Malcolm Post San Francisco

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CYO golf tourney raises $288,000 More than 250 golfers and friends took part May 5 in the 49th Annual CYO Golf Day at Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club and Stanford University Golf Course in Palo Alto. With San Francisco 49ers’ head coach Mike Nolan as honorary chair, the event raised more than $288,000 for Catholic Youth Organization summer camp programs. Enjoying the tournament banquet above are CCCYO Board Secretary Carlos Alvarez (center) and his wife, Anne, who is immediate past president of the Little Children’s Aid Junior Auxiliary, and David Ross, Ph. D., clinical director for CCCYO’s Counseling Services. More than 50,000 children have attended CYO summer camp since 1946.

Parish secretaries . . . ■ Continued from cover coordinating various parish ministries, calling the plumber, and arranging to have the furnace, boiler, windows, printer and copier repaired. She is the one who helps the new priest, deacon or seminarian settle into the parish and helps him understand the new culture in which he has landed. She often does the same with other parish ministers – directors of religious education, youth ministers, liturgy directors. How do I know all this? I didn’t, at least fully, until three years ago when I began working with this amazing group of “angels amongst us.” In my role as director of Parish and Community Response for Catholic Charities CYO, I began meeting with pastors, priests, parish staff and parish councils to inform them of services for parishioners in the Archdiocese’s 90-plus parishes. Most of us remember the days when every rectory had four or five priests and were staffed with a cook, housekeeper and parish secretary. I was surprised to learn that few rectories have cooks or housekeepers now, and the one or two priests often have to fend for themselves. Thus, the parish secretary has taken on many more roles out of sheer necessity. Sheri Belloni has been doing this work for 26 years at St. Isabella Parish in San Rafael. She says, “There is no such thing as a typical day in the life of a parish secretary. Whatever you would do in your own home, you do here — helping choose and ordering new carpet, furnishing a guest room, purchasing new kitchen appliances, etc.” Sheri is one of the parish staff angels who went far beyond her duties to be one of the caregivers of the beloved former pastor, Father Mike Keane. If it weren’t for the parish staff, Father Keane would have needed nursing home care. Instead, he was able to

live out his remaining life in his home of 18 years. Kathy Hanley has been a parish secretary for 14 years. Now at St. Robert Parish in San Bruno, Kathy was one of the 35 participants in the training program offered by the Archdiocese to support lay administrators in our parishes. On combining technology and canon law into the everyday duties of her position, she says, “I was so inspired and energized after attending this type of training. We not only learned how canon law is intertwined in the daily operation of the parish, but also about doing e-blasts to parishioners as a fast means of communication.” Three years ago Catholic Charities CYO began offering “appreciation luncheons” for parish staffs and empowering them with information about community resources to aid them in assisting the priests and parishioners. This information is summarized in binders with the names and contact information of resources that include how to find a geriatric care manager for an elderly person; how to access Meals on Wheels, Lifeline, or Adult Day Care to allow a parishioner to stay safely in his or her home and remain a member of the parish they love. It also includes direction in finding a therapist to help a family deal with challenges from troubled teenagers or elderly parents to domestic violence and substance abuse. In addition, these luncheons provide parish staffs an afternoon of sharing stories with each other and seeing the faces they might not have seen in years We all owe parish secretaries a big debt of gratitude—we wouldn’t be the great Archdiocese of San Francisco without them! Mary Schembri directs the Parish and Community Response program of Catholic Charities CYO for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

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Corpus Christi Commemorations May 17 – 25: Novena in Honor of Corpus Christi at Monastery of Perpetual Adoration, 771 Ashbury St. in San Francisco. Father Francis P. Filice will preside. Novena rites begin daily with Benediction at 3 p.m. and Mass at 3:05 p.m. On May 25, an outdoor procession commences at 2 p.m. May 25, following 1 p.m. Mass: Corpus Christi Procession: The procession will begin at Sts. Peter and Paul Church at 666 Filbert St., and will end at the Shrine St. Francis of Assisi at the corner of Columbus and Vallejo. Call (415) 421-0809.

St. Mary’s Cathedral Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco – (415) 567-2020 May 18, 11 a.m.: Annual Pro-Life Essay Contest Liturgy and awards ceremony. Archbishop George Niederauer will preside and award prizes to contest winners. A reception follows in the Cathedral’s St. Francis Hall. Contact Vicki Evans at (415) 6145533 or evansv@sfarchdiocese.org May 28, 2 p.m.: The celebration of the episcopal ordination of Bishop-elect William J. Justice. Reception follows ceremony in the Cathedral’s Patrons’ Hall. Cathedral parking is free but limited. Additional parking available at Japantown Garages; public transportation available on Bart and Geary Bus 38, Van Ness Bus 10, 47 and 49.

Taize/Chanted Prayer 1st Friday at 8 p.m.: Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call (650) 340-7452; Young Adults are invited each first Friday of the month to attend a social at 6 p.m. prior to Taize prayer at 8 p.m. The social provides light refreshments and networking with other young adults. Convenient parking is available. For information contact, mercyyoungadults@sbcglobal.net. 1st Friday at 7:30 p.m.: Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013. Tuesdays at 6 p.m.: Notre Dame Des Victoires Church, 566 Bush at Stockton, San Francisco with Rob Grant. Call (415) 397-0113. 2nd Friday at 8 p.m.: Our Lady of the Pillar, 400 Church St. in Half Moon Bay. Call Cheryl Fuller at (650) 726-2249. 3rd Friday, 8 p.m.: Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Contact Benedictine Father Martin at (650) 851-6133 for directions or information.

Pauline Books and Media Daughters of St. Paul, 2640 Broadway, Redwood City (650) 369-4230. Visit www.paulineredwood.blogspot.com. May 22 and June 19, 7 p.m.: Join the Daughters of St. Paul as they launch the Year of St. Paul with two lectures by the renowned Father David Pettingill. Topics will include: Paul, the man behind the mission, the far-reaching influence of his life and letters, his passionate love for Christ, and pastoral application of Pauline Theology. For more information, call (650) 369-4230.

Vallombrosa Retreat Center 350 Oak Grove Ave. in Menlo Park - Call (650) 325-5614 or visit www.vallombrosa.org. Weekend session, May 23 – 25: Sacred Healing Retreat led by Dominican Sister Joan Prohaska. Come and learn the healing code. Using our bodies as portals to the divine energy of God, experience the interconnectedness of the chakras, the sacraments, the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the beatitudes of Jesus, to become the healing Light of Christ to the world. Cost for weekend session is $195 single room/$175 shared room.

Trainings/Lectures/Respect Life June 7, 8, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.: “The Art and Science of Love: A Weekend Workshop for Couples” at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park. Presented by licensed marriage and family therapists, Robert Navarra of the seminary faculty, and Lynda Voorhees, this workshop provides tools designed to enhance relationships and provides a road map for repair for those that are struggling. Cost is $500 per couple. For more information and registration, contact Dr. Navarra at (650) 593-8087 or visit www.robertnavarra.net.

Food & Fun May 17, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.: The First Annual Monsignor Harry Bocce Tournament and Picnic at home of the Bocce Federation, Albert Park, 550 B St. in San Rafael. Day includes warm-up sessions from 8:30 a.m. accompanied by light breakfast and coffee; bocce games from 9:30 a.m. with a barbecue lunch at noon. Championship round and awards at approximately 4 p.m. Sodas, beer and wine are available throughout the day. Entry fee – includes all of the above – is $300 per team of 4 – 6 players. Players must be at least 18 years of age. Picnickers, spectators of all ages also welcome at $25 per person. Proceeds benefit media projects of God Squad Productions, founded and directed by Msgr. Harry Schlitt, vicar for admin-

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May 30, 31, June 1: St. Pius Church’s Festival of Fun at 1100 Woodside Rd. in Redwood City. It includes games of chance, children’s games, arts and crafts and entertainment. Friday 6 – 10 p.m.; Saturday noon – 10 p.m.; Sunday noon – 8 p.m. The hilarious “Late Nite Catechism II” dinner comedy show is on June 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets at $60 include chicken dinner. Childcare available for ages 4 – 10. Enjoy the Friday night dance featuring music by Busta Groove. Tickets are $25. Call Elizabeth Krebs at (650) 364-2766 for more information. St. Pius students Rachel Krauss, eighth grade, McKenna Sheetz, fifth grade, and eighth graders Ashley Morton and Hannah Jordan enjoy the Karaoke booth at last year’s festival. istration for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Contact Jan Schachern at (415) 244-0771 or janschachern@mac.com. June 12, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m: An evening with Rwandan holocaust survivor and author, Immaculee Ilibagiza, who shares her story of faith, hope and forgiveness at St. Paul Church, 29th St. at Church in San Francisco. Immaculee is known throughout the world for her book, “Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Genocide,” In 1994, the start of the massacres, Immaculee was a college student who fled for her life, living more than three months hidden with seven other refugees in the small bathroom of a sympathetic clergyman. When she emerged, she found that her entire family had been wiped out, an atrocity she has been remarkably able to move beyond, forgiving the aggressors. Her talks are about her finding in God and prayer the power to forgive. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. For tickets phone St. Paul’s office at (415) 648-7538. Parking available. Book signing/merchandise sales immediately following in the St. Paul’s Parish Center next door to the church. June, 13, 14, 15: The 28th annual Nativity Carnival at Nativity School in Menlo Park, corner of Oak Grove and Laurel. Carnival rides, car raffle, silent auction, Saturday night casino, food and game booths, live entertainment and more. More details can be found at www.nativitycarnival.org. June 28: Eduardo Verastegui, star of the film “Bella,” is special guest at annual dinner and auction of Our Lady’s Ministry at St. Veronica Parish Hall, 434 Alida Way in South San Francisco, beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. Contact Katie Bruno at (415) 664-2100 or kathleenbruno@ gmail.com.

TV/Radio Sunday, 6 a.m., WB Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr. Harry Schlitt presiding. Saturday, 4 p.m.: Religious programming in Cantonese over KVTO 1400 AM, co-sponsored by the Chinese Ministry and Chinese Young Adults of the Archdiocese. 1st Sunday, 5 a.m., CBS Channel 5: “Mosaic,” featuring conversations on current Catholic issues. 3rd Sunday, 5:30 a.m., KRON Channel 4: “For Heaven’s Sake,” featuring conversations about Catholic spirituality. KSFB Catholic Radio 1260 AM offers daily Mass, rosary and talk on the faith – visit www. ihradio.org

Arts & Entertainment May 18, 4 p.m.: Archdiocesan Choir Festival at

St. Raphael Church, 1104 Fifth Ave. in San Rafael featuring voices from throughout the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Free admission. A free will offering may be made to cover festival expenses. Call (415) 614-5586.

Reunions May 31, 11 a.m.: Class of ’58, Sacred Heart High School and St. Vincent High School are guests of honor at this Gold Diploma ceremony at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory. Tickets are $45. Call (415) 775-6626 or visit www.shcp. edu. June 7, noon: Class of ’51 from now-closed St. Agnes Elementary School at the United Irish Cultural Center, 45th Ave. at Sloat Blvd. in San Francisco. Contact W. Urie Walsh at (415) 6686501 or wuwkmw@aol.com or Kevin Carter at (214) 893-3130 or kevincarter@prodigy.net. June 7, 3 – 8 p.m.: Class of ’58 from Our Lady of Angels Elementary School, 1328 Cabrillo St. in Burlingame will gather around a barbecue picnic. Contact John Cline at (650) 367-6212 or johncline05@comcast.net or Tom Constantino at (650) 366-7166 or thomasconstantino@ yahoo.com St. Emydius Class of ‘58 will have its 50th reunion. Organizers looking for classmates and have a website at www.stemydius58.com. You can enter your information, post pictures and help plan the event.. Planners hope to go to Duggan’s Ranch. Contact Bill Duggan at (415) 239-2278, Duggan341@aol.com, or Irene Hogan Deem, (707) 869-3751, irenedeem@comcast.net. Star of the Sea Elementary School will mark its 100th year in 2009. Graduates, former students, staff and friends of Star of the Sea Grade School and its now-closed sister school, Star of the Sea Academy, are invited to call (415) 2218558 or e-mail centennial@staroftheseasf.com. Events marking the occasion include opening rites, dances, golf outings and wine tasting.

Single, Divorced, Separated Information about Bay Area single, divorced and separated programs are available from Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf at (415) 422-6698. May 17 and Third Saturdays: The potluck is back and being held at St. Bartholomew Parish in San Mateo.Gather at 6 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room of the parish hall at 600 Columbia Dr., just uphill from the church, which is at the corner of Alameda de las Pulgas and Crystal Springs Road in San Mateo. Call Gail (650) 591-8452, or Vonnie (650) 873-4236 for more information or directions.

Events Commemorating 150th Anniversary of Paulist Fathers May 18, 11 a.m.: Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, California and Grant in San Francisco. Holy Family Chinese Mission joins Old St. Mary’s for a joint Mass celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Paulist Fathers in 1858. Bishop Ignatius Wang will preside. A parish picnic/lunch will follow. Call (415) 288-3800.

May 26: Annual Memorial Day Mass in Holy Cross Mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma at 11 a.m. Archbishop George Niederauer will preside. Call (650) 756-2060. June 8, 11:30 a.m.: Mass celebrating the golden anniversary (1958-2008) of St. Robert Parish, Oak Ave. and Crystal Springs Rd., San Bruno. Archbishop George Niederauer presiding at the Mass. A barbecue and reception will follow. Were you a parishioner in 1958? Did you help build this Church? Past parishioners are welcome and encouraged to join the celebration. For more information, call the parish rectory at (650) 589-2800 or visit www.saintroberts.org.

Consolation Ministry Grief support groups meet at the following parishes. San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Sienna, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at (650) 5581015. St. Dunstan, Millbrae; call Barbara Cappel at (650) 692-7543. Good Shepherd, Pacifica; call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593. Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City; call Barbara Cantwell at (650) 755-0478. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City; call parish at (650) 366-3802. St. Robert, San Bruno; call Sister Patricia at (650) 589-2800. Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo; call Brenda MacLean at (415) 454-7650. St. Isabella, San Rafael; call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato; call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. San Francisco: St. Dominic; call Deacon Chuck McNeil at (415) 567-7824; St. Finn Barr (bilingual); call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823. St. Gabriel; call Elaine Khalaf at (415) 564-7882. Young Widow/Widower Group: St. Gregory, San Mateo; call Barbara Elordi at (415) 6145506. Ministry to Parents: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame; call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Children’s Grief Group: St. Catherine, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at (650) 558-1015. Information regarding grief ministry in general: call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506.

Returning Catholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church have been established at the following parishes: Marin County: Tiburon, St. Hilary: Mary Musalo, (415) 435-2775. Ross, St. Anselm: (415) 4532342. Greenbrae, St. Sebastian: Jean Mariani (415) 461-7060. Mill Valley, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: Rick Dullea (415) 388-4190. Sausalito, St. Mary Star of the Sea: Lloyd Dulbecco (415) 331-7949. San Francisco: Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, Michael Adams (415) 695-2707; St. Philip the Apostle (415) 282-0141; St. Dominic, Lee Gallery (415) 221-1288; Holy Name of Jesus (415) 6648590; St. Paul of the Shipwreck, Deacon Larry Chatmon and Loretta Chatmon (415) 468-3434. San Mateo County: San Mateo -- St. Bartholomew: Donna Salinas (650) 347-0701, ext. 14; St. Matthew: Deacon Jim Shea (650) 344-7622. Burlingame -- St. Catherine of Siena: Silvia Chiesa (650) 685-8336; Our Lady of Angels: Holy Names Sister Pat Hunter (650) 375-8023. Half Moon Bay, Our Lady of the Pillar: Meghan (650) 726-4337.

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Violence in religion: Agedah vs. act of will? June 2008 “ABRAHAM’S CURSE: THE ROOTS OF VIOLENCE IN JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM,” by Bruce Chilton. Doubleday (New York, 2008). 260 pp. $24.95.

Reviewed by Allan F. Wright Do Judaism, Christianity and Islam share a common ancestor whose obedience to God taps into the root of today’s violence in the name of religion? Bruce Chilton, professor of religion at Bard College, rector of an Episcopal church in Barrytown, N.Y., and former member of the Jesus Seminar, poses this very thought in his book, “Abraham’s Curse: The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.” The thesis of Chilton’s work rests upon the idea that the violence we see in the three major monotheistic religions of today (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) is spearheaded by the Aqedah, or God’s command to Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, in the Book of Genesis. Chilton bookends his work with references to the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001, and examines the common thread that links violence to religion. He pursues his argument that most violence in the name of religion can be traced to this Aqedah with excerpts pulled from the Scripture and the Quran. In the Genesis account according to the Hebrew Scriptures, Abraham obeys God’s command to sacrifice his son on Mount Moriah, but at the last moment an angel stops him, saying Abraham has proved his faith by his willingness to obey. God himself points to a more suitable sacrifice: a ram caught in a thicket, which signals to many the end of human sacrifice in the name of God. Chilton maintains that the original meaning of the story is that human sacrifice is not God’s will. He successfully shows how all three religions, in times of persecution, have twisted this meaning to glorify martyrdom. The title of the book is somewhat misleading as the reader may expect a survey of the many acts of violence and war in the holy

books of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. However, the author overextends the idea that almost all acts of violence in the name of religion stem from the Aqedah account in Genesis. Chilton omits the concept that the sinfulness of man is often a root cause or explanation for violence. Chilton expends much effort in the early chapters aiming to prove his point about the Aqedah. However, he overreaches in his exegesis, forcing many occasions of violence found in the Scriptures to this one event. Obedience to God is the focus of the call of Abraham’s sacrifice of his son, not violence. Throughout the first 90 pages of the book Chilton references extrabiblical texts and legends, muddled in clarity, to the text we find in Genesis. Unfortunately, this can be confusing for the reader. Throughout the book there are references made that are not in line with Catholic theology. One glaring example is when Chilton says that “Jesus did not originally refer to his own personal body and blood” in the meals he shared with his disciples but the meaning came later, “in the Hellenistic environment of St. John’s Gospel.” If Jesus did not communicate the teaching that his “flesh is real food,” then one can naturally question which Scripture passages are authentic and which are made up by the community. Chilton’s association with the Jesus Seminar assemblage is evident in such interpretations. In St. Paul’s writings to the Galatians, the Aqedah is the occasion where the Abrahamic covenant takes on its greatest theological sig-

nificance. This event serves as the pinnacle when Abraham’s faith and God’s promise reach their fullest expression. God’s promises to Abraham and, in turn, Abraham’s faith, are the two strands from which St. Paul eloquently explains his theology and the promise that follows. The faith of Abraham brings to completion the divine promise to all generations -- not an act of violence. Chilton does not mention St. Paul’s interpretation which should be included because of St. Paul’s influence on Christianity. From the Islamic viewpoint, Chilton points to multiple texts in the Quran and incidents throughout Islamic history that use the Abrahamic sacrifice or the “Feast of Sacrifice” as a touchstone that likens the Aqedah in Judaism and Christianity to the Muslim faith. Again, this premise is designed to link the Aqedah to violence in all three religions. Overall, Chilton offers an interesting perspective on the origin of violence in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He does provide food for thought on the violence that exists today, all alleged to be done in the name of God.

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Wright is a member of the Commission for Interreligious Affairs in the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., and the author of “Jesus in the House,” published last year by St. Anthony Messenger Press.

Ongoing formation of priests is TV topic The formation of Catholic priests does not end at ordination, but is a continuing

Correction Famed composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born on Dec. 16, 1770, roughly 20 years (not two) after the July 28, 1750 death of fellow great, Johann Sebastian Bach.

process of multi-dimensional growth, states Sulpician Father James Myers, director of the Vatican II Institute at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University, and guest on the TV program “For Heaven’s Sake,” which airs Sunday, May 18, at 5:30 a.m. on KRON-Channel 4. In conversation with host Maury Healy, director of Communications for

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the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Father Myers talks about the Catholic Church today, parishes and priests, and ongoing priestly formation programs at the Vatican II Institute, which serves as a regional focus for these efforts. “For Heaven’s Sake” is a production of the archdiocesan Office of Communications and KRON-Channel 4.

Bishop-elect William Justice, here with KCBS news director Ed Cavagnaro, had an opportunity to meet staff at KCBS 740 AM on April 30 while at KPIX-TV Channel 5 for a taping of the public affairs program “Mosaic” that will air May 25 at 5 a.m. Bishop-elect Justice did on-the-spot commentary for KCBS while in Washington in April for Pope Benedict XVI’s historic visit to the nation’s capital. Bishop-elect Justice’s episcopal ordination will take place at 2 p.m. on May 28 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

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Evangelization concert entertains 700 Nearly 700 young adults and Church leaders took part in an evangelization concert March 29 at St. Anne of the Sunset Parish. Sponsored by the San Francisco Archdiocese’s Chinese Ministry and Cross Radio, the event featured original music by the group Prism (left) and a talk by Salesian Father Savio Hon of his order’s Hong Kong Province. Pictured at right are San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang (foreground) and Father Daniel Nascimento, St. Anne parochial vicar. Canossian Sister Maria Hsu, director of the archdiocesan Office of Ethnic Ministries, is Chinese Ministry spiritual advisor.

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Elderly Care Personal care companion, Help with daily activities; driving, shopping, appointments. 27 years experience, references, bonded. (415) 713-1366

Retreats JESUIT SUMMER RETREAT: 3 to 30 days. Anchorage.

Panoramic setting. Then Tour Alaska’s Grandeur. (907) 346-2343, ext. 215

holyspiritcenterak.org

heaven can’t wait

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY SCHOOL seeks a 7th grade

• Personally performs the full range of secretarial job responsibilities required for parish office.

We are looking for full or part time

JOB SKILLS:

RNs, LVNs, CNAs, Caregivers

• a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church • excellent computer skills • excellent verbal and written communication skills • ability to work well with diverse groups/personalities

In-home care in San Francisco, Marin County, peninsula Nursing care for children in San Francisco schools If you are generous, honest, compassionate, respectful, and want to make a difference, send us your resume:

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: • Preferably College Graduate

Salary is based upon experience & credentials.

SEND COVER LETTER AND RESUME ALONG WITH SALARY REQUIREMENTS TO : Reverend Ed Dura St. Patrick Church, 756 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103 or Fax 415-512-9730

Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN Fax: 415-435-0421 Email: info@sncsllc.com Voice: 415-435-1262

Serra for Priestly Vocations Please call Archdiocese of San Francisco Fr. Tom Daly (415) 614-5683

PUBLISH A NOVENA Pre-payment required Mastercard or Visa accepted

If you wish to publish a Novena in the Catholic San Francisco You may use the form below or call 415-614-5640 Your prayer will be published in our newspaper

Name Adress Phone MC/VISA # Exp. Select One Prayer: ❑ St. Jude Novena to SH ❑ Prayer to St. Jude

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us. Say prayer 9 times a day for 9 days. Thank You St. Jude. Never known to fail. You may publish.

❑ Prayer to the Blessed Virgin ❑ Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail.

M.L.

Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assistme in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin. Pray for us (3X). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X). Say prayers 3 days. S.G.

Prayer to St. Jude

Prayer For Motherhood

Oh, Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make you be invoked. Say three our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. This Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena must be said 9 consecutive days. Thanks. M.S.

DEAN OF STUDIES ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW: Junípero Serra High School, located in San Mateo, is a Catholic college-preparatory school for young men. Founded in 1944, Serra High School is nationally renowned for its academic and co-curricular programs. In an atmosphere of spiritual depth and academic rigor, the school’s mission is to educate men of faith, wisdom and service who actively seek to make a difference for the good in the lives of others.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Please return form with check or money order for $26 Payable to: Catholic San Francisco Advertising Dept., Catholic San Francisco 1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109

St. Jude Novena

Position Available

Cost $26

O good St. Gerard, powerful intercessor before God and Wonder-worker of our day, I call upon thee and seek thy aid. Thou who on earth didst always fulfill God’s design help me do the Holy Will of God. Beseech the Master of Life, from Whom all paternity proceedeth to render me fruitful in offspring, that I may raise up children to God in this life and heirs to the Kingdom of His glory in the world to come. Amen. S.F.

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Master’s Degree California Teacher’s and/or Administrative Credential Three years experience in secondary teaching and/or administration Demonstrated adherence to and active participation in the Roman Catholic faith Such alternative or additional qualiﬁcations as may be deemed appropriate

REPORTS TO: Principal SUPERVISES: Teaching personnel and students JOB GOAL: To assist with providing leadership in the ongoing development, evaluation and administration of the entire academic program for the purpose of insuring Junípero Serra students a sound Christian education within the framework of the Catholic tradition.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: • • • • • • • • • •

Assists in the development, evaluation and administration of the instructional program Assists in the notiﬁcation and conferences of students, parents and counselors when academic problems arise Assists in the coordination of programs for student academic awards and parental information Assists in professional development/in-service programs for faculty Assists in the recruitment, screening and interview process of individual candidates for teaching positions Assists in the supervision and evaluation of teaching personnel Assists in teacher substitution Coordinates and chairs the ongoing WASC committee Oversees the development of the master schedule of classes and teaching assignments Performs such related tasks as may from time to time be assigned

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 12 months. Salary is commensurate with credentials and experience. EVALUATION: Annual. Performance measured against goals and responsibilities. LETTERS OF INTEREST AND A RESUME SHOULD BE SENT TO LARS LUND, PRINCIPAL Junípero Serra High School 451 West 20th Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 (650) 345-8207 Email: llund@serrahs.com

Catholic San Francisco

May 16, 2008

Archbishop George Niederauer and Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Invite you to the annual Memorial Day Mass Monday, May 26, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. commemorating our nation's honored dead and offered for the souls of all the faithful departed.

Please join us: Monday, May 26, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Holy Cross Mausoleum ~ Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma Archbishop George Niederauer, Celebrant Shuttle available at main gate 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Menlo Park (Outdoor Mass) Rev. William Myers, Celebrant Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, San Rafael (Outdoor Mass) Rev. Louis Robello, Celebrant